Biology:Cocconeis

Short description: Genus of single-celled organisms

Cocconeis
Cocconeis sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Class:	Bacillariophyceae
Order:	Achnanthales
Family:	Cocconeidaceae
Genus:	Cocconeis Ehrenberg, 1837
Species
Several, including: Cocconeis ceticola Cocconeis duplex Cocconeis elegans F. Ardissone Cocconeis pinnata

Cocconeis duplex

Cocconeis is a genus of diatoms. Members of the genus are elliptically shaped diatoms.

The green alga Cladophora is frequently covered with Cocconeis, as are individuals of Antarctic minke whales, often found with orange-brown to yellowish patches of Cocconeis ceticola on their bodies.

References

• Riaux-Gobin, C. et al. 2014: Cocconeis pinnata W. Gregory ex Greville (Bacillariophyta): Lectotypification and an emended description after examination of type material and South Pacific specimens. Phytotaxa 156 (3), pages 81–99, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.156.3.1

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2646460 entry